Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • The quality of teaching and staff's interactions with children are outstanding. Children experience exciting and varied activities that cover all areas of learning in depth.

They are busy and engaged in the activities which are planned around their individual interests. • Staff offer an inviting and homely environment with a strong family feel. Children arrive excited, happy and settle quickly.

They benefit from the extremely calm, nurturing atmosphere and respond well to caring and sensitive interactions from their key person. • Staff use a wide range of differing approaches to encourage parents' ongoing involvement in children's learning.... For example, they write newsletters and share photographs and children's next steps in learning.

This helps parents to significantly complement children's learning in the nursery. • Children's behaviour is exemplary and they learn to cooperate and work together from an early age. Staff teach them to respect one another and value individuality and diversity.

Children have the emotional readiness they need for future successful learning. • The provider ensures that there are always more adults than required to surpass ratios. Staff are exceptionally well deployed and use highly effective risk assessments to help ensure children's safety at all times.

• Self-evaluation is exceptionally well organised and documented. Training meets the needs of staff and the nursery. Staff are highly motivated and work very effectively as a team to focus on improvements, so that the very high-quality provision is maintained.

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